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Nothing says Texas like the prickly pear cactus. But the cactus moth could wipe them out.
A desert without a cactus is like a cat without whiskers and, in Texas, there is no cactus more iconic than the prickly pear. The plants, with their spiny pads and purple fruit, do more than complete the landscape; they support the desert ecosystem, provide food and shelter to animals, and form the basis of a multimillion dollar agricultural industry.
But the prickly pear could be lost thanks to an invasive moth.
Colin Morrison
A prickly pear cactus pad heavily infested with cactus moth larvae. The orange goo coming out of the holes in the pads is poop from the larvae.
Among these schools are Armidale Secondary College (pictured), Ballina Coast High School and Arthur Phillip High School.
The new and innovative Ballina school which opened in 2019 has a total of 63 new classrooms, ready to take on more students, along with six outdoor learning spaces.
The school has become known quickly for its impressive indoor sports and community centre with four sports courts which are open to the public.
As a community, Ballina has benefited from the joint-use project which is a first of its kind in Regional NSW.
Further south, the first high-rise public high school stands tall. The 17-storey school is large enough to educate 2000 students.
Australians have been left saddened after a man was embarrassed to wear the national flag as a cape on Australia Day for fear of copping abuse .
The man rushed to take off an Australian flag displayed across his back after he stumbled across an Invasion Day gathering in Byron Bay.
He was filmed standing in the playground at Apex Park, near Main Beach, on Tuesday, as the nation marked January 26 with both protests and celebrations.
Footage of the ordeal went viral but now Australians are asking why the man should have felt such shame .
A man has rushed to take off an Australian flag displayed across his back (pictured) after he stumbled across an Invasion Day gathering in Byron Bay
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A man has rushed to take off an Australian flag displayed across his back after he stumbled across an Invasion Day gathering in Byron Bay.
The man was filmed standing in the playground at Apex Park, near Main Beach, on Tuesday, as the nation marked January 26 with both protests and celebrations.
An Instagram story showed the man - who was wearing a black cap, white shirt and board shorts - hastily remove the blue, red and white flag tied around his neck.
The camera then spun to the left, where protesters had gathered around a flag pole which displayed the Aboriginal flag.